Recipes for Increasing Potassium

itstimeRK
itstimeRK Posts: 112 Member
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Sometimes when I log my food, I notice I am just not getting as much potassium as I should! What foods or recipes do you make to increase your potassium intake? Please share your favorite healthy recipes that are loaded with potassium!
I am not a picky eater and am open to all new foods or recipes that would help me get more potassium into my diet!

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  • itstimeRK
    itstimeRK Posts: 112 Member
    Nobody has any good potassium rich recipes? Come on, I know someone out there does!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Keep in mind that potassium isn't required on food labels and thus it is missing on many entries in the database as most entries come from labels. So it is likely you are getting more than you think...it's pretty rare to actually be potassium deficient.

    Just google high potassium foods. My favorites are potatoes/sweet potatoes, tomato sauces, low sodium V8, and coconut water. Also, eat your veg...leafy, green veggies.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Bananas. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1846/2

    No-Salt 1/4 teaspoon contains twenty percent of your daily requirement.

    But I echo what others have said. Nutrition labels are incomplete for potassium, and it is possible to overdo it.

    http://www.medicinenet.com/hyperkalemia/article.htm
  • itstimeRK
    itstimeRK Posts: 112 Member
    edited January 2015
    Please share some high potassium, healthy recipes! How about something with lots of spinach?
  • itstimeRK
    itstimeRK Posts: 112 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    Bananas. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1846/2

    No-Salt 1/4 teaspoon contains twenty percent of your daily requirement.

    But I echo what others have said. Nutrition labels are incomplete for potassium, and it is possible to overdo it.

    http://www.medicinenet.com/hyperkalemia/article.htm

    So bananas are your favorite potassium rich food. I don't eat them much because of the sugar content but I would be willing to give them a try. Do you have any good, healthy banana recipes to share?
  • itstimeRK
    itstimeRK Posts: 112 Member
    edited January 2015
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Keep in mind that potassium isn't required on food labels and thus it is missing on many entries in the database as most entries come from labels. So it is likely you are getting more than you think...it's pretty rare to actually be potassium deficient.

    Just google high potassium foods. My favorites are potatoes/sweet potatoes, tomato sauces, low sodium V8, and coconut water. Also, eat your veg...leafy, green veggies.

    I cook all my own food so I don't ever use the labels. Since you made a list of your favorite potassium foods, do you have any favorite, healthy recipes that use those ingredients?

    Of course I have googled it. I am asking the MFP community for their favorite healthy recipes that are rich in potassium since this is a recipe sharing forum. If you are going to be condescending and not share a recipe, which is what I asked for, then byefelicia.

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